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~~........ TODAY IT RAINED, AND I WOULD  GO OUTSIDE ........~~
\~~....... I  THOUGHT, SO  I SMOKED  A PIPE AND GOT .......~~\
%\~~...... DRESSED,  AND   OUTSIDE  THE  RAIN   HAD ......~~\%
%%\~~..... TURNED INTO  SNOW SO THICK THAT  IT  WAS .....~~\%%
¤%%\~~.... AS DENSE FOG ... AND  THEN I WENT TO GET ....~~\%%¤
#¤%%\~~... THE MAIL, BUT THERE WAS  A  WOMAN AND WE ...~~\%%¤#
@#¤%%\~~.. TALKED  A LITTLE. NOW BECAUSE I WAS HIGH ..~~\%%¤#@
#@#¤%%\~~. AND IT WAS SNOWING SO  FUNNY  AND  I HAD .~~\%%¤#@#
@#¤%%\~~.. AN  UMBRELLA AGAINST THE  SNOW, BUT SNOW ..~~\%%¤#@
#¤%%\~~... ALL OVER MY  FACE ANYWAY, AND I WONDERED ...~~\%%¤#
¤%%\~~....        ABOUT MYSELF, AND MY LIFE         ....~~\%%¤
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